Developing general allometric relationships for regional estimates of carbon sequestration - An example using Eucalyptus pilularis from seven contrasting sites

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-129

  Montagu, K D ^a,b   Duttmer K ^a,b   Barton, C V M ^a,b   Cowie, A L ^a,b  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b CRC Greenhouse Accounting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Allometric; Eucalyptus pilularis; Partitioning; Wood density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; VEGETATION; WOOD;

ALLOMETERIC RELATIONSHIPS; FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST INVENTORY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; PLANTS; WOOD;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PILULARIS;

EID: 10944221312     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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